Do you still buy physical albums?

sidewinder · 02-01-2010, 01:09 PM

This thread's too long to read.

I'm sure I echo some of the previous posts when I say that I love physical albums/CDs and most of my collection I have on CD.

However, it's just too easy to "listen before you buy" these days, plus we are exposed to so much more now than we were when I was younger, that it's tougher to decide what to buy and our wish/want lists are incredibly long. Back in the pre-internet days, you found out about music through friends, magazines, record label mailers, TV, radio, etc. and now you have all that plus countless websites and message boards.

So, I download a lot more than I used to but I still buy CDs of the stuff I really like. And when it comes to artists I really like, I always buy first before listening.

Even with a collection of about 1600 CDs, I have another 700+ digital-only. So I voted 50/50.

View Poll Results: How many of your albums are tangible?
None, I download everything.	22	13.75%
A few but mostly I just download	62	38.75%
Its about 50/50	26	16.25%
Most of them but I still download a few.	25	15.63%
I buy all of my albums in hardcopy.	25	15.63%
Voters: 160. You may not vote on this poll

02-01-2010, 01:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	This thread's too long to read. I'm sure I echo some of the previous posts when I say that I love physical albums/CDs and most of my collection I have on CD. However, it's just too easy to "listen before you buy" these days, plus we are exposed to so much more now than we were when I was younger, that it's tougher to decide what to buy and our wish/want lists are incredibly long. Back in the pre-internet days, you found out about music through friends, magazines, record label mailers, TV, radio, etc. and now you have all that plus countless websites and message boards. So, I download a lot more than I used to but I still buy CDs of the stuff I really like. And when it comes to artists I really like, I always buy first before listening. Even with a collection of about 1600 CDs, I have another 700+ digital-only. So I voted 50/50. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.